Neck and wrist wear.



G. W. VAN DECAR.

NECK AND WRIST WEAR.

APPLICATloN FILED FEB. 13. 191s.

Patented June 25, 1918.

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GEORGE W. VAN DECAR, OF TROY, NEW YORK.

NECK AND WRIST WEAR.

Application led February 13, 1918.

venting means which will serve effectively to p hold the band againstshrinkage in size and to form a spring to prevent the collar orcuff'from hugging the neck or wrist of the wearer, permittingcirculation of air as in laundried starched collars and cuffs. Thisdevice is also designed .to hold collars in an upright position whenWorn without sacrificing the comfort of a soft collar.

Another'object is to provide a stiflenerv of this character which willnot be injuriously affected by moisture and the ordinary heat employedin laundrying operations.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that chnges in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

' In the accompanying drawings Figure l represents a plan view of a softcollar embodying this invention laid out flat for convenience inillustration, parts being b roken away to show the interiorconstruction,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l,and

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a soft cuff constructed in accordance with thisinvention with parts broken out to show the interior construction.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. l and 2, in which the inventionis shown applied to a soft collar, l represents the topvor outer flap ofthe collar, and 2 the neck band or stand thereof, both of which are ofordinary design. The band 2 is composed of a.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1918.

Serial No. 216,861.

plurality of plies 3, three being here shown, although obviously two mabe equally well used when the combined sti 'ener and shrinkage preventer4 constituting this invention is employed.

This stilfener 4, which may be formed of one or more strips of celluloidis placed between the plies of the neck band and stitched as shown at 6,said band being provided with a plurality of apertures 5 forventilation. As shown, the plurality of rows of stitching 6 are employedwhich are designed to permanently hold the celluloid strip 4 inoperative position in the neck band of the collar, thus causing it toform a permanent part of the collar. The celluloid strip may be readilypenetrated by anrordinary sewing machine needle and it is to beunderstood that the term cclluloid7 covers all forms of this materialsuch as pyrolin, zylonite, etc.

The strip 4 as shown in the embodiment illustrated in Fig. 1, has acutout portion or recess 7 arranged around the button hole l8 formed atthe back of the neck band of the collar, and said strip at its oppositeends terminates short of the front button holes 9, but obviously it mayextend beyond these button holes if found desirable and recessed aroundthem in the same manner as itis at the rear of the collar.

In Fig. 3, the invention is shown applied to a soft cuff 10 which iscomposed of a plurality of super-posed plies of cloth or any, suitablefabric 11, between which is disposed an interlining 12 of celluloidwhich extends substantially from en d to end of the cuff, havingrecesses 13 at its opposite ends which encompass the button holes 14 inthe cuff so as to provide for the easy buttoning without interference bythe stiifener or interlining. This inter-lining 12 is stitched throughthe cuff by rowsv of stitching 15 in the same manner that the stiffener4 is applied to the neck band of the collar and forms a permanent partofthe cuff.

It is well known that all soft collars shrink from onefourth to one-halfan inch in size when laundried, and one of the primary objects of thisinvention lis'to overcome this shrinkage which is effected by the use ofthe celluloid strips above described which operates to perform threefunctions, to witzas shrinkage preventers; as means for holding theouter ply or fiap 1 of the collar against crushing, avoiding a mussed'appearance, which usually is presented by collars of this characterafter they are worn a short time, and which also prevents hugging of thecollar band around the neck of the wearer, permitting free circulationof air in a manner similar to the bands of laundried starched collarsand which, yet, does not in any way interfere with the comfort providedby a soft collar.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of themethod of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the artto which the invention appertains and while l have described theprinciple of operation of the invention together with the device which lnow consider to be the best embodiment thereof, l desire to have itunderstood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that suchchanges may be made as are within the scope of the claimed invention.

ramera with a strip of Celluloid permanently secured between the pliesby stitching through the fabric and the Celluloid whereby a non- Cshrinkable unitary band structure is provided.

liu-testimony whereof l afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

i GEORGE W. VAN DECAR. Witnesses:

H. l). THOMPSON, JOHN J. SMITH.

